| Docket # | SJC-09811 |
| Date | April 5, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Administrative law, Judicial review, Agency's interpretation of statute, Substantial evidence. Anti-discrimination law, Termination of employment, Prima facie case, Attorney's fees. Employment, Discrimination, Termination. Damages, Attorney's fees. Practice, Civil, Attorney's fees, Appeal. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Thomas E. Connolly |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination: Martin S. Ebel
Coney: Anne L. Josephson, Marc L. Breakstone
Higginbottom: Kelly M. Bonnevie |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Trustees of Health and Hospitals of the City of Boston: Christine M. Hayes, John M. Townsend, Fatema Fazendeiro |
| Amici Curiae | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); Black Women Attorneys; Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition; Jewish Alliance for Law and Civil Action; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of the Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers' Association; National Lawyers Guild |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
